Better Butter Is Not Easy

I was doomed to fail right from the start. I tried to make homemade butter by shaking the ingredients in a container, just like I saw on a tv show. It seemed easy and I would finally have my Honey Orange butter that I had been craving. I will go ahead and just skip to the end of the story and let you know I got my butter and it was okay, not great but okay. I stood in front of my mother and hubby proudly holding my 1/2 cup of fresh honey orange butter, that took half a gallon of heavy cream, two explosions on my pants and walls and couch and desk, from a plastic container that was too cheap to stay closed from my vigorous shaking, and cat happily following behind me cleaning up a good portion of the splatters. That’s when they laughed. Grrrrr.. it was time for some Lucky Charms cereal.

Sherylyn works as a nurse at Mercy Hospital, in San Jose, California. Hal Gruber is an FBI agent at the San Jose Bureau. When a young girl collapses at a nearby dinner table moments after Hal proposes, the couple is unknowingly thrust into a world neither would ever expect.

ENGAGEMENT is best selling author Whisper Lowe’s sequel to The Dark Side of the Tracks. A fast paced medical drama filled with crazed madmen and mind bending coincidences ENGAGEMENT will keep readers on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens next!

Norman thought he’d hit the jackpot when he met Zach, trading his boring straight-A lifestyle for one filled with parties, drugs and more girls than he ever imagined he’d meet in his lifetime.

But there’s something dangerous about Zach, something not quite right. For Zach has a dark secret, that once revealed will drag his newfound sidekick into a nightmare world mired in death and destruction.

Be wary of strangers and careful what you wish for. Sometimes A Song After Dark can be chilling to hear.

Leda Stanton and her father climb mountains. Hemingway fans, they dream of standing atop Mt. Kilimanjaro. Now, their trip is planned. A last minute work project sends the two on separate flights. On her way through London to Tanzania, Leda secretly meets with newly found relatives and gets shocking news about her long dead mother – a subject her father avoids. Positive her father will tell the truth if she approaches him the right way, Leda heads up the Machame Trail with him and a group of strangers on a week-long ascent. Since day one, Leda has been drawn to fellow hiker Wyatt: a man who quotes Thoreau, a man who seems attuned to the mountain. The higher they climb, the more Leda’s certainties fail her. Wyatt doesn’t fit any of her molds; her predictable father is a man of secrets. The daily uphill grind takes its toll cutting short the summit attempt of two in their group. Leda’s worldview begins to crumble and she wonders if her life has been built on a lie

Lead guide David Mbwoe understands the mountain has no favorites; those who have succeeded at other mountains might not reach the highest Mt. Kilimanjaro summit. A strong will is important – even more so than physical appearance. The moods of the mountain are capricious: the most hidden of secrets are not safe. It’s up to David to chart a prudent course for his clients. His livelihood and his family depend on his success. He’s never lost a hiker…yet.

A Table on Kilimanjaro is a coming of age story about the nature of success, the realization that every mountain can’t be conquered and every person, even those closest to us, can be a stranger. The author reached the Kibo summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in July 2010.

Charlie Dunbar had big plans for the summer break, but becoming a fugitive was nowhere on the list. Even more unexpected, his partner in crime is his own ailing grandfather. Now they’re on the run, trying to make it across the country to see a special kind of doctor, while the world becomes mesmerized by their journey. They are the subject of heated debates on cable news channels. Thousands of people voice their support on Facebook fan pages. And Charlie’s own parents appear on live TV to plead for him to come home safely. But Charlie isn’t ready yet. He’s determined to get his grandfather to Seattle. The only question is, will the police stop him first? **Recommended for ages 13 to adult.**

Lydia and Steve have made plans for their future together, until a mistake in Steve’s past threatens to tear them apart. Will Lydia be able to forgive Steve and learn to trust him again? When someone else’s love invades her heart, Lydia must make the right decision for her future.

Thirty-three-year-old Alina Eskala’s life is on the skids.She is mired in grief for her lost parents, her uber passionate lover has moved on to her best friend, and her last refuge—a high tech job she loves and excels at—is about to be cut. Even her determined attempt to make over her mousy hairstyle is a full-on disaster.What’s the upside? Hilarity. No matter what Alina does, it is funny, engaging and memorable.Her savior?A loose cannon cousin from Finland who barges into her quiet world with his hot Finnish buddy.Soon her life has steamed up like a Finnish sauna with love triangles and quadrangles.Full of unforgettable characters, always engaging, and laugh-out-loud funny, From Finland with Love is a book you will read greedily and be eager to pass on to a friend.